Map & Directions

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Kestell is situated mid-way between Bethlehem and Harrismith, just off the N5. Karma Backpackers is most convenient for self-drive visitors.

There are two entrances into Kestell: A) one from the N5 which leads directly to the very obvious church building: drive around the church and continue from behind it to the last house on the right. B) Coming from Phuthaditjhaba on the R57, take the Kestell turn off and continue along the road until the tarred pavement ends then turn left, Karma is some 200 m away, on the right as indicated by the sign at the junction.
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Directions from Johannesburg (on Toll Road)
Drive on the N3, past Heidelberg, Villiers, and at Warden, leave the N3 following the sign for Bethlehem, onto the
R714. Drive 45kms and at the 4-way stop street intersection, turn left onto the R57. Drive for 39 kms and after passing underneath the N5 highway bridge, turn right into Kestell and Humphrey Street. Follow the KARMA
BACKPACKER S signboards. (294 kms from Johannesburg International Airport to Karma Backpackers)

Directions from Durban (On Toll Road)
Drive on the N3, past Pietermaritzburg, Mooi River, Escourt, Van Reenen and at Harrismith, follow the signs for
N5/Kestell/Bethlehem. 45 kms from Harrismith, turn off the N5, cross over the R57 and enter Kestell on Humphrey
Street. Follow the Karma Backpackers signboards. (337 kms from Durban city centre to Karma Backpackers)

Directions from Cape Town
Drive on the N1 for Bloemfontein, then after Winburg, turn right onto the N5 � passing Senekal, Paul Roux and
Bethlehem. From Bethlehem it is 45 kms on the N5 to Kestell. Turn off the N5 and at the stop-street, turn right and
proceed under the N5 highway bridge, and then turn right into Kestell at Humphrey Street. Follow the KARMA
BACKPACKERS signboards. (290 kms from Bloemfontein N1//N8 intersection, to Karma Backpackers.)